Science

GIS displays data layers to show relationships.

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How Is GIS Being Used? Read presentations from the 2009 Esri International User Conference.

Complex Systems Revealed The Scientific Context for Analysis and Modeling with ArcGIS—Podcast by David Maguire, Esri

Environmental scientists use GIS to study change, impacts, and relationships in the environment. GIS is an integral component of scientific methodology, allowing scientists to capture, manage, manipulate, and visualize geographic information. It makes it possible to collect large volumes of information about observable events and build and test theories about geographic patterns and processes that show relational patterns.

• Access many types of data from many resources.
• Quantify uncertainty.
• Test hypotheses.
• Perform geographically weighted regression models.
• Perform spatial clustering algorithms and testing in order to determine distribution.
• Visualize cartography and scientific information.
• Perform spatial analysis and modeling.
• Collaborate with many other scientific agencies.
• Publish and serve findings.

Success Stories

See how GIS is benefiting other organizations like yours.

• Cyclone Nargis Leaves Its Mark on the Map
• Dye Study on the Mississippi River
• Remote Sensing Reveals Protected Forests Not So Protected [PDF]

Take a look at other case studies, podcasts, and books and literature.